14 Aug 2017

Should auto companies build gigafactories right now?
Tesla is riding high and Elon Musk has proved right in almost all respects, with his company valued up with the top three auto companies despite Tesla's output being a tiny percentage of theirs. One of the reasons is his record orderbook for pure electric vehicles recognised to be the future.
3 Aug 2017

Towards perpetual equipment by avoiding batteries
Eliminating batteries is key says IDTechEx Research in the new report Battery Elimination in Electronics and Electrical Engineering 2018-2028. They have serious limitations of cost, weight, space, toxicity, flammability, explosions, energy density, power density, leakage current, reliability, maintenance and/ or life.
1 Aug 2017

Fiat Chrysler belatedly electrifies but how?
CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Sergio Marchionne plans for more than half of its Maserati lineup to be electrified by 2022, but the detail is, as yet, unclear.
31 Jul 2017

Energy independent vehicles key to solving grid problems
IDTechEx Chairman Dr Peter Harrop gives his view on the recent announcement from the UK National Grid that peak impact of electric cars in the UK will be equivalent to capacity of 6 nuclear plants.
20 Jul 2017

Last Mile Delivery: Trillion Dollar Battle of the Titans
The new IDTechEx Research report, Last Mile Electric Vehicles 2018-2028 concerns goods and people reaching final destination such as down the pathway past the guard dog or riding from the train station.
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14 Jul 2017

IDTechEx reviews The Tesla Model X at the IDTechEx Show! Berlin
IDTechEx Chairman Dr Peter Harrop, reviews the Tesla Model X, discusses Elon Musk's future projects and where the electric vehicles industry is headed.
14 Jul 2017

Why vehicle and parts makers are now targeting buses
The totally new IDTechEx Research report Electric Buses 2018-2038 is about hybrid and pure electric buses, often in many new forms, powering up to be a massive $500 billion market.
12 Jul 2017

Fuel cell vehicles enter serious production
Do fuel cells have a significant future in cars?
7 Jul 2017

Volvo Cars drops ICE only based cars by 2019. How radical is this?
Volvo Cars has been in the news recently in relation to their announcement this Wednesday on their decision to leave the internal combustion engine only based automotive industry. But is this move really a revolutionary one?
28 Jun 2017

The number of electric cars will need to reach 600 million by 2040
Electric cars hey have a long way to go before reaching numbers capable of making a significant contribution to greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. In order to limit temperature increases to below 2°C by the end of the century, the number of electric cars will need to reach 600 million by 2040.
22 Jun 2017

Launch of the Solecat 12 in New Zealand
Together with their partner Naval DC, Soel Yachts puts their 11 years of solar electric naval architecture experience into the SoelCat 12, a fully sustainable vessel proven for saltwater operations.
20 Jun 2017

Wireless charging of moving electric vehicles overcomes major hurdle
If electric cars could recharge while driving down a highway, it would virtually eliminate concerns about their range and lower their cost, perhaps making electricity the standard fuel for vehicles.
7 Jun 2017

The Tesla of pickup trucks
A little known Canadian startup, Havelaar in Toronto has unveiled an all-electric pickup truck concept at the EMC show in Markham, Ontario. This Bison E-Pickup will be produced in Ontario. With the large center touchscreen, the interior of the vehicle is clearly inspired by Tesla, the company that is shaking the motor industry to its roots.
6 Jun 2017

Instantly rechargeable battery could change the future of EVs
This technology could provide an "instantly rechargeable" method that is safe, affordable and environmentally friendly for recharging electric and hybrid vehicle batteries through a quick and easy process similar to refueling a car at a gas station.
26 May 2017

Shell on the future of transport
What happens in the transport sector, which accounts for more than a quarter of total world energy use, will be critical to progress in the ongoing energy transition.
24 May 2017

Runaway Adoption of Pure Electric Vehicles: Multiple Triggers
It has long been speculated that electric vehicle adoption may have a sudden tipping point of adoption. IDTechEx pointed out that incentives help as does reaching lower cost of ownership but lower up-front price is the killer blow.
22 May 2017

Unintended Consequences Advance Electric Car Takeoff
Obvious things drive adoption of a new type of car such as subsidies, tax breaks and special privileges such as free parking.
19 May 2017

Fastest electric go-kart in the world
Daymak Inc has announced its new product called Daymak-C5-Blast Go-Kart, what the Daymak team believe will be the fastest electric go kart in the world.
15 May 2017

Electric Vehicle News from IDTechEx Show! Berlin May 2017
The successful "IDTechEx Show!" in Berlin with nearly 3000 paying delegates, nine parallel conferences, 25 masterclasses and a large exhibition had a huge amount for the electric vehicle enthusiast.
3 May 2017

IDTechEx Show! Exhibition Grows by 30%
On May 10-11 an estimated 3,000 people from over 40 countries will meet at the Estrel Convention Centre in Berlin to discuss the commercialization of a diverse range of emerging technologies.